Neck-yoke.



P. 0. MBLLUM.

NECK YOKE.

APPLIOATION FILED DBG.29, 1910.

11111119951 Patented 001. 17,1911

PETER o. MELLU'M, or CHARLSON, NORTH DAKOTA.

NnoK-YoKE.

Specification of Letters 1 mm. Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Application filed December 29, 1910. Serial No. 599,819.

To all whom it may concern;

Beit known that I, Pn'rnn O. MELLUM, a citizen. of the United States, residing at Charlson, in the county of McKenzie, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in NeclcYokes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an in'iprovement in neck-yokes generally, although more par ticularly with relation to the connection between the neck-yoke and the pole.

The principal object of theiuvention is to provide an attachn'ient for poles and neckyokes whereby the latter may be quickly engaged to or disengaged from the pole, and while in the former position will be prevented from becoming accidentally disengaged from the pole due to the breaking of a trace or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment for neck-yokes andpolcs which may be applied to the ncclc yoko and poles now in common use without an j undue changes thereon.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device for the purpose described which is composed of a minimum number of parts, is therefore simple in construction and is cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion,

and minor details of construction, Within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the inven-- tion.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspectivc view showing a necloyoke coupled to the end of a pole by my improved means,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalf view through the neck-yoke Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the yoke, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of'the elongated ring. 1

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throu bout the several views.

Referring to the rawing the numeral 5 designates the end of an ordinary wagon tongue having a strap-iron 6 secured around the upper and under-faces thereof, the

under-portion oi the same being downso having upper and lower longitudinal plates 8 and. 9 respectively. Extending vertically through the yoke and the plates are the shanks 10 of eye-bolts 11. Nuts 12 are associated with the u per ends of the shanks for securing the said eye-bolts in position. Extending transversely through the yoke and intermediate the said eye-bolts 11 is an eye-bolt 13.

The invention further comprises links 14 which are respectively connected to the eyes 7 5 of the eye-bolts 11. Mounted within these links is a ring 15 which is adapted-to be positioned over the extreme end of the to in advance of the stop lug 7 Connectef'l tpf the eye bolt 18 is an elongated ring 16. [This 8;

ring is compressed to form connecting portions 17 and an eye 18, the latter being connected to the said eye-bolt 13. Tflifse connecting portions have a length su cient to dispose the ring portion 16 i a plane substantially equal to the ring 15.

In attaching the neck-yoke to the pole the elongated ring 16 is turner on its side so that the same can be passed over and in rear of the stop-lug 7. The ring 15 is then positioned over the end of the pole. The diameter of the ring 15 is such that the said ring cannot possibly pass in rear 01 the stop-lug 7. The transverse inside diameter of the elongated ring is such that the said ring will 9 be prevented irom passing ovcy the stop-lug 7 except when the said elongated ring is turned so as to bring the stop lug in alinemoot with the longitudinal diameter thereof.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a small backward and forward movement of the neck-yoke can be made without any danger of the same becoming accidental ly detached from the tongue.

\Vhat I claim is 1. In combination with a pole having a 'sto -lu'g on its under-side, of a neck-yoke, and rings carried by said yoke for attaclr ment over said ole in advance of and in rear of said stopug respectively, the former having an interior diameter of such length as to prevent it from passing over said stoplug, and the latter having tWo diameters, one f for attachment over said pole on the oppo- 1 site side of the lug from the first mentioned to permit the ring to be passed over said 1 ring, said second mentioned ring being comstop-lug and the other diameter of such l pressed centrally to form an elongated ring,

of said diameters being of sntficient length length as to prevent it from returning thereover.

2. In combination with apolehaving a stop-lug on its under-side, of a neck-yoke, a ring carried by said yoke for attachment over said pole in advance of said stop lug, an eye-bolt disposed transversely in "the yoke, and a ring connected to said eye-bolt l l l an eye and a connecting portion.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

PETER O. MELLUM.

\Vitnesses T. E. CIIARLSON, E. S. DAVIS. 

